Crime Lines - Hampton/newport News

October 23, 1990

HAMPTON

Hampton Police are looking for two men in connection with separate crimes in the city.

Donald R. Pepper, 31, is a fugitive accused of stealing a boat from Thimble Shoals Court in the Buckroe section between Sept. 1 and 3. The boat was sunk before being recovered by the owner. Pepper also is wanted in Dallas on a warrant charging him with larceny.

Pepper is a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 155 pounds. He has green eyes, red hair and a mustache. His last two addresses included Thimble Shoals Court and the 1800 block of Olde Buckingham Road.

Pepper drives a 1987 Buick with a Virginia license plate IMAPPR, a 1982 Chevrolet pickup truck with Virginia tag QJH-882 and a rust-colored 1987 Chevrolet Corvette. Pepper has worked as an investment counselor in the past and presents himself as a reputable businessman.

Police also are looking for Charles Thomas Davis, 30, who is accused of twice making false statements in an attempt to purchase a firearm. Davis is black, 6 feet tall and weighs about 180 pounds. He has lived in apartments in the 1300 block of 79th Street, 500 block of 29th Street and 100 block of Taylor Avenue in Newport News. Police say Davis might be employed as concrete worker.

If you know the whereabouts of either of these two men, call Crime Line at 722-9800.

NEWPORT NEWS

Newport News police are looking for a man who tried to rob the 1st American Bank, 832 Newport Square, on Oct. 12.

About noon, a man entered the bank and approached a teller, implying that he had a gun. After the teller rebuffed his demand for money, the man left the bank and was seen running through the parking lot. Investigators believe this to be the same man who robbed the 1st American Bank on Halprin Road in Norfolk later that same day, police said.

The would-be robber was described as a black man in his 50s, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He has a medium complexion, salt-and-pepper hair and a slight beard. He was soft-spoken, neat in appearance and wore black-rimmed eyeglasses and a dark-colored golf cap.

If you recognize this man or have any information concerning the attempted robbery, call Crime Line at 245-0755.

Crime Line will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or recovery of stolen property or drugs. All calls are confidential, and callers do not have to leave their names or testify in court.